Redfall Players May Be Entitled To Compensation Following Studio Closure

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Some of 's players may be entitled to some compensation after Microsoft's shocking closure of four Bethesda studios. On May 7, Microsoft closed and developer Tango Gameworks, 's Alpha Dog Games, and and 's Arkane Austin, and announced that Roundhouse Games would be absorbed into 's ZeniMax Online Studios.

Prior to its closure, Arkane Austin had announced DLC for, which players could access as part of its Hero Pass. A report from IGN stated that the content would have added two new characters to the vampire co-op shooter, and was scheduled for release this Halloween, which would have been a year and a half after the game's disastrous launch.

With the closure of the studio, this DLC content will unfortunately never see the light of day. This is bound to frustrate those who pre-ordered or purchased the premium Bite Back Edition of the game or upgraded the Game Pass or Standard Edition by purchasing the premium Bite Back upgrade, and Arkane Studios has launched a compensation scheme in which players will be able to receive the value of the upgrade. Currently, the details of the scheme aren't finalized, but those who subscribe to the article shared on the Bethesda Support site will receive notifications with the next steps once it is.

With four possible heroes in Redfall, picking the right one is crucial. The game can beat with any, but one will be more engaging moment to moment.

While its DLC will never launch, and there will be no further updates, Arkane has confirmed that 's servers will remain online. It seems to be only a matter of time before Microsoft shuts these down though and renders the game completely unplayable.

Arkane Austin had been actively working on improving the game since its launch and had been vocal about listening to its community's feedback. IGN reported that 's planned update for this month would have added the ability to play offline following the game's director, Harvey Smith's comments on the «always-online» controversy, in which he said